Manuel Alfonso Andrade Oropeza
Actor
November 3, 1989 (36 years)
Manuel Alfonso Andrade Oropeza, better known by his ring name Andrade El Idolo, is a Mexican professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) who also competes in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he made his debut as a member of the United Empire stable at Wrestle Kingdom 20 in 2026.
Andrade made his professional wrestling debut in 2003, a month before his 14th birthday, and initially worked under the ring name Brillante Jr. In 2007, he began wrestling for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as La Sombra, where he found major success by winning the 2007 Torneo Gran Alternativa and the 2011 Universal Championship, and at one point simultaneously holding the Mexican National Trios Championship, the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship, and the CMLL World Tag Team Championship.
During his time as "La Sombra," Andrade was a founding member of Los Ingobernables, won the masks of El Felino, Olímpico, and Volador Jr. in Lucha de Apuestas matches, later lost his own mask to Atlantis, and also competed internationally in NJPW, where he became a one-time IWGP Intercontinental Champion.
He is also known for his time in WWE, where he made his NXT debut in 2016 as Andrade “Cien” Almas and won the NXT Championship in 2017, joined the main roster in 2018 and captured the WWE United States Championship in 2019, competed in AEW from 2021 to 2023, returned to WWE in 2024 where he won the WWE Speed Championship, and departed the company in 2025 before rejoining AEW in 2026.
Andrade made his professional wrestling debut in 2003, a month before his 14th birthday, and initially worked under the ring name Brillante Jr. In 2007, he began wrestling for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as La Sombra, where he found major success by winning the 2007 Torneo Gran Alternativa and the 2011 Universal Championship, and at one point simultaneously holding the Mexican National Trios Championship, the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship, and the CMLL World Tag Team Championship.
During his time as "La Sombra," Andrade was a founding member of Los Ingobernables, won the masks of El Felino, Olímpico, and Volador Jr. in Lucha de Apuestas matches, later lost his own mask to Atlantis, and also competed internationally in NJPW, where he became a one-time IWGP Intercontinental Champion.
He is also known for his time in WWE, where he made his NXT debut in 2016 as Andrade “Cien” Almas and won the NXT Championship in 2017, joined the main roster in 2018 and captured the WWE United States Championship in 2019, competed in AEW from 2021 to 2023, returned to WWE in 2024 where he won the WWE Speed Championship, and departed the company in 2025 before rejoining AEW in 2026.
Filmography
| 2026 | NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1 · as Andrade El Idolo |
| 2026 | AEW Dynasty · as Andrade El Idolo |
| 2026 | AEW Revolution · as Andrade El Idolo |
| 2026 | AEW: Grand Slam Australia · as Andrade El Idolo |
| 2025 | WWE SummerSlam 2025: Sunday · as Andrade |
| 2025 | WWE Money in the Bank 2025 · as Andrade |
| 2025 | WrestleMania 41 · as Andrade |
| 2025 | WWE Royal Rumble · as Andrade |
| 2024 | WWE Crown Jewel · as Andrade |
| 2024 | WWE Money in the Bank · as Andrade |
| 2024 | WrestleMania XL · as Andrade |
| 2024 | WWE Speed · as Andrade |
| 2024 | WWE Royal Rumble · as Andrade |
| 2023 | All Elite Wrestling: Worlds End · as Andrade El Idolo |
| 2023 | All Elite Wrestling: Collision · as Andrade El Idolo |
| 2022 | AEW All Out · as Andrade El Idolo |
| 2022 | WWE The SmackDown LowDown · as Andrade |
| 2022 | AEW Revolution · as Andrade El Idolo |
| 2021 | All Elite Wrestling: Full Gear · as Andrade El Idolo |
| 2021 | All Elite Wrestling: All Out · as Andrade El Ídolo |
| 2021 | All Elite Wrestling: Rampage · as Andrade El Idolo |
| 2021 | The Best of WWE: Money in the Bank: Part 2 · as Andrade |
| 2021 | The Best of WWE: Best of Braun Strowman · as Andrade |
| 2021 | AEW Dark: Elevation · as Andrade El Idolo |
| 2021 | The Best of WWE: Royal Rumble Matches of the 2010s · as Andrade |
| 2020 | WWE: Clash of Champions · as Andrade |
| 2020 | Best of WWE: The Best of Rey Mysterio · as Andrade |
| 2020 | WWE: SummerSlam · as Andrade |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | WWE Backlash · as Andrade(preshow) |
| 2020 | The Best of Money in the Bank · as Andrade |
| 2020 | The Best SmackDown Matches of the Decade · as Andrade |
| 2020 | WWE Elimination Chamber · as Andrade |
| 2020 | WWE Super Show-Down · as Andrade |
| 2020 | Royal Rumble · as Andrade (preshow) |
| 2019 | WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs · as Andrade (preshow) |
| 2019 | WWE Crown Jewel · as Andrade (preshow) |
| 2019 | AEW Dark · as Andrade |
| 2019 | WWE's The Bump · as Andrade |
| 2019 | All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite · as Andrade El Idolo |
| 2019 | WWE Super Show-Down · as Andrade |
| 2019 | WWE Money in the Bank · as Andrade |
| 2019 | WrestleMania 35 · as Andrade (preshow) |
| 2019 | WWE Fastlane · as Andrade |
| 2019 | WWE Royal Rumble · as Andrade |
| 2019 | Best of NXT TakeOver 2018 · as Andrade Cien Almas |
| 2018 | AJ Styles: Most Phenomenal Matches · as Andrade "cien" Almas |
| 2018 | WWE SummerSlam · as Andrade "cien" Almas |
| 2018 | WWE Extreme Rules · as Andrade "cien" Almas |
| 2018 | NXT TakeOver: New Orleans · as Andrade "cien" Almas |
| 2018 | WWE Royal Rumble · as Andrade "cien" Almas |
| 2018 | NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia · as Andrade Almas |
| 2017 | NXT TakeOver: WarGames · as Andrade Almas |
| 2017 | NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III · as Andrade Cien Almas |
| 2017 | NXT TakeOver: Orlando · as Andrade Cien Almas |
| 2017 | WWE The Day Of · as Andrade 'cien' Almas |
| 2017 | NXT TakeOver: San Antonio · as Andrade "cien" Almas |
| 2016 | WWE Raw Talk · as Andrade |
| 2016 | NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II · as Andrade Cien Almas |
| 2016 | NXT TakeOver: The End · as Andrade "cien" Almas |
| 2016 | WWE Ride Along · as Andrade |
| 2012 | WWE Main Event · as Andrade |
| 2010 | WWE NXT · as Andrade "cien" Almas |
| 1999 | WWE SmackDown · as Andrade |
| 1993 | WWE Raw · as Andrade |